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Police slap dispersal order on whole of Greater Manchester amid reports of multiple car cruise meets
'Following the multiple-fatality road traffic collision in Bolton last week, our priority is to ensure the safety of everyone across Greater Manchester'
Breaking Bread: the TikToker that has the council on toast
She started off as a content creator, now they call her Manchester’s greatest journalist
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Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says
Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in SalfordA translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by loneliness, a coroner concluded.Martina Karos, 40, an...
Manchester’s flamenco whisperer, a Wigan estate revitalised and the grand emotional return of the Young Atlantic salmon
Presenting: our inaugural Good News edition
The 'worrying' trend affecting police stations across Greater Manchester
Problems with staffing are causing 'unacceptable' reductions in opening times at stations.
Ian McKellen to star as LS Lowry in documentary revealing trove of unheard tapes
Exclusive: Artist reminisces about his life in film using interviews recorded in last four years of his lifeFifteen years ago, Sir Ian McKellen was among the leading arts figures who criticised the Tate for not showing its collection of paintings by LS Lowry in its London galleries and questioned wh...
Man charged with possession of firearm and knife after 'attack' on hotel staff in Manchester
The man is due to appear in court next month
For years, Manchester's businesses have been targeted with baseless accusations. Who is behind them?
‘It’s not about retribution. We’d just rather it stopped.’
'Manchester Airport shouldn't become like Gatwick'
The airport has come under fire in parliament
First the vice chancellor was suspended, now the chair of the board of governors is gone too
Another big development at the University of Greater Manchester
Killer M62 driver who 'lied about being unfit to avoid prosecution' filmed playing rugby, raving and buying pints
Police footage has finally exposed Steven Naylor's lies
Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds
Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phaseLong-awaited plans for better railways across the north of England have been given government backing with an undertaking to “reverse years of chronic underinvestment” by spending up to £4...
The Greater Manchester Pothole League Table 2026 - how your area ranks
Every council in the city-region was given a rating by the government based on how they manage their roads
The tram expansion and bus plans that could ease congestion on Salford’s roads
The scheme is moving ahead and could make a huge difference.
Family pays tribute to ‘gentlest soul’ taxi driver killed in Bolton head-on collision
Masrob Ali, 54, who died in crash that also claimed lives of three teenagers, described as ‘the kindest man’ A taxi driver who was among four people killed in a head-on collision in Greater Manchester was “the gentlest soul” and was not at fault for the crash, his family has said.Masrob Ali,...
James Binks has resigned as CEO of Rochdale Council
‘They sat on the report… I don’t trust them to deal with these issues going forward’
Three teenagers and man in 50s dead after taxi and car collide in Bolton
Crash on Wigan Road in the early hours of Sunday kills drivers of both vehicles as well as two passengersThree teenagers and a man in his 50s have died in a collision between a car and a taxi in Bolton, Greater Manchester, police said.Five injured passengers were also taken to hospital for treatment...
Massive roadworks scheme among planning, licensing and road closures across Greater Manchester
These are all the recent planning developments coming to Greater Manchester soon
The lost books of Central Library: scandal or conspiracy theory?
A quarter of a million volumes were disposed of in circumstances that remain deeply contested. Some former workers accuse the council of a cover up